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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.565765
Defense Minister Ya'alon: We Don't Have a Partner on the Palestinian Side for a Two-State Solution
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon told Israeli business leaders last week, "Don't delude yourselves. We don't have a partner on the Palestinian side for a two-state solution." "I encourage business ties with the Palestinian Authority and believe in a long process of building from the bottom up, but an agreement shouldn't be pushed that in my opinion won't happen in the foreseeable future." Regarding the security arrangements proposed by the Americans, Ya'alon said, "If we lose freedom of military action, the West Bank will turn into Hamastan, missiles will be fired at Tel Aviv and the economy will be destroyed." Ya'alon wants the army to have freedom of movement in the West Bank, and control in the Jordan Valley, border crossings, and air space.